Joel Castillo Pujols

Me gusta conocer, aprender, saber y entender todo lo que agrega valor a la vida.

[Yayo @SanzLovaton]

Quiero que estén pendientes, porque en el día de hoy vamos lanzar algo que va a elevar la competitividad del país, que nos va a poner a la vanguardia de la eficiencia y que va a reducir la burocracia del estado y de los negocios.

Espero que esta semana este siendo tan emocionante para ustedes, como lo esta siendo para mi.

Está tarde junto con el @MIC_RD, se lo contaremos. Vamos!

#Empresas24H

[Joel Castillo Pujols @JoelCapu]

“En el juego se gana y se pierde, pero si es de perder que sea así cómo lo hizo el Licey, luchando hasta el final “!!..Que juegazo

[Joel Castillo Pujols @JoelCapu]

@enrankeo Información valiosa

[EnRankeo @enrankeo]

¿Que tan buenos son los colegios dominicanos públicos vs los privados?

La mejor escuela pública fue:

Excelencia Dr. Miguel Canela Lazaro 🥇76.07 puntos

El mejor colegio privado fue:

Jaime Molina Mota 🥇82.62 puntos

De modo, que son 6.55 puntos de diferencia, no es tanto. El posible para nuestros estudiantes estudiar en una escuela pública y competir por el mejor puesto del país con estudiantes de colegios privados. Requiere más esfuerzo, pero es posible.

Cómo lo logro la estudiante Lucy Familia Soriano logró con una calificación impresionante: 99.7 puntos. Desde el Liceo Pedro Henríquez Ureña, de Pedro Brand

[Joel Castillo Pujols @JoelCapu]

@elonmuskADO Yes

[Joel Castillo Pujols @JoelCapu]

@elonmusk investing in DR:
Political, macroeconomic stability, legal security, port structure, road structure, strategic location for the USA and emerging markets, accumulated experience of middle and high management who have worked in world-class companies (Free Zones), under standards,

[Ito Bisonó @itobisono]

@luisabinader @elonmusk Indeed, Mr. President. The DR is open for business. We are a strategic hub for advanced manufacturing and supply chains. @elonmusk we look forward to your visit! 🔥

[Luis Abinader @luisabinader]

You're right, @elonmusk. Our smart security fence initiative between the Dominican Republic and Haiti is indeed an interesting project that is being implemented as we speak, helping to keep our country secure. However, I think you'll find our technological manufacturing capabilities in the free trade zones even more fascinating. We have a highly skilled workforce and robust infrastructure ready to support advanced manufacturing. I invite you to visit us in the DR whenever you'd like to see it for yourself and explore potential opportunities. #DRisOpenForBusiness

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Interesting

[Joel Castillo Pujols @JoelCapu]

@MickamiousG @WallStreetSilv Hey men, you need to learn more about Dominican Republic, we aren’t third country world neither country rich yet, but we’re the 7th economy in Latin America and we have been growing during 20 years straight (less 2020)

[Wall Street Mav @WallStreetMav]

The Dominican Republic has built a 12-foot tall BORDER WALL to protect them from gangs and crime.

They call it 'smart security fence' with drones and cameras.

They have watch towers and night visions.

What the heck are we doing in America?

Biden might want to take some notes from the Dominican Republic.

🚨🚨🚨

[Joel Castillo Pujols @JoelCapu]

@alfredopujols @PG_Scouting @Florida_PG @Centralpointeb1 @PG_Uncommitted Eduardo has always been a dedicated and naturally talented Athletic player. I'm excited to SEE a successful MLB career. God bless you

[Perfect Game Scout @PG_Scouting]

Eduardo Castillo (‘24 FL) tucks this one right down the LF line for a 2B. Twitchy athlete w/ solid bat speed and approach. #PGShowdown @Florida_PG @Centralpointeb1 @PG_Uncommitted

[Joel Castillo Pujols @JoelCapu]

@elonmusk 😂😂😂😂

[Nick Huber @sweatystartup]

A megathread of all of the services I'm using to grow my companies today.

Bookmark this.

All the tools, services and strategies (free and paid) I utilize across my 11 companies from launch to growth phases.

Lets go:

A web domain and website.

Customers find you on the internet. This is the most critical part of your business. Don't skimp here.

You need a clear, concise website designed to convert online shoppers to paying customers.

The scrappy way:

Go on SquareSpace (used to be Google Domains) and buy a domain and watch youtube videos to learn how to build the website on Wordpress or Webflow.

The ideal way:

Buy a premium domain on https://t.co/KsPiIY0JGO and buy a two word domain that is easy to remember with less than 12 characters.

Hire https://t.co/xxUE0xzRfS to build your website (they've built 10+ of mine). They focus on simplicity, conversions and SEO and they add design elements to make it look professional.

Make sure you have landing pages for each individual service you offer and each town you offer it in.

Get a good form on your site to collect customer info and use calendly to allow the customers to book sales calls with your team. Organize customer data in a CRM like Airtable or Hubspot. WebRun folks can help you with this.

Logo:

I use 99 designs for all of my logos. Not always perfect and you need to check for other trademarks using image search tool.

Google Business Profile:

Set up a google account and build your profile so local customers can search it. Get citations done (Bold SEO can help here). Get reviews from real customers ASAP. Use a service like NiceJob if necessary to collect reviews.

Phone number:

Get a company phone number. The scrappy way is Google Voice. Ring Central or other services are better for multiple employees, etc.

Email:

Set up a G Suite account and get an email address, calendar, Drive, etc with your company domain as the tag.

Search engine optimization:

Great landing pages and site structure is important. WebRun can help you with that. Google reviews and an optimized Google Business Profile is critical as well.

But you need a few backlinks to your website to increase your domain authority and get found online. Links to your site are votes of confidence in the eyes of Google.

The scrappy way here is to sponsor sports teams, donate to charities, ask your friends for links, go on podcasts, do guest posts, etc.

The easier way is to hire a link building service to do this work for you. I use https://t.co/4qtagQsWPx to source 50+ links a month across my portfolio to grow my domain authority.

Go to this site to check your domain authority vs your competitors. If you are lower than your competitors, get more links:

https://t.co/Q9aMZ2YiEE

Paid Ads:

You can watch youtube videos and learn to run your own paid ads on Google. If you do less than $1k per month of ad spend I recommend this or getting a friend to help you.

If you spend more than that I recommend hiring an agency to help you run the paid ads.

I use https://t.co/5y9gKmX3r7 to run $100k + of monthly adspend across my portfolio of companies. They set up Google Analytics 4 and help you get real data on cost per lead and cost per conversion so you can figure out your Return on Ad Spend.

Communication:

Get Slack so your company can communicate in an organized fashion.

Bookkeeping / Tax Returns:

Get an LLC created so you can open up a company bank account. I use https://t.co/BYm9owYXu6 to do my monthly bookkeeping and also create my K1s and tax returns for a monthly fee. My friend Mitchell Baldridge runs this company and he's a great guy.

Company insurance:

A general liability insurance policy is a necessity. https://t.co/69DR1tt7D8 does my GL and property and casualty insurance across my real estate company and others.

They specialize in real estate heavy businesses so you may need to contact a local broker on your own.

Hiring:

I think overseas employees are an excellent way to grow your business without increasing overhead. I use a recruiting company called https://t.co/0yF9bNSQE1 to hire them.

80% of my employees across my businesses are located in Latin America and the Philippines.

What they do for me:

- Customer service
- Collections
- Financial analysis / Underwriting
- Project management
- Web development
- Engineering
- Sales
- Admin assistant
- Management

And much more.

One of the employees I hired last year will definitely end up running one of my companies someday - an extremely talented individual.

A few more reasons:

80% less cost than US employees. Not entitled. Don't ask for a raise every 6 months. Team players. Positive attitude. Grateful to be a part of my company.

How did I find them?

I used a recruiting company called https://t.co/0yF9bNSQE1 to help me make the hires.

Recruiting US based employees:

The scrappy way:

Walk in every retail biz in town and hand cards to anyone who looks physically able.

Esp Starbucks, Walmart (watch the folks going out for carts and approach the ones who hustle).

“Know anyone looking for work? We pay $20 an hour.”

The applications will come.

The easy way:

I've used a recruiting company called https://t.co/YGUEvQnSTE to find and recruit US talent for my companies. Sales reps, engineers, managers, etc.

Hiring and delegation strategy:

Hiring and managing is hard. Here is a breakdown of how I do it:

https://t.co/ZmKDk2f6DP

Payroll:

I use https://t.co/edFynOfXEr to manage my company payroll, sick days, vacations, bonuses and more. It is a great service.

Payment processing:

I use https://t.co/QpY12DXqkv to collect payments at most of my companies. I encourage most $1k + ticket items to be paid with ACH or I add an extra fee for the buyer, which you can do on stripe.

Sales and executive coaching:

I hire executive coaches for all of my upper level management. I also hire sales coaches for all of my sales reps to increase their closing percentages and fine tune their strategies.

I use a company called https://t.co/xLUwe0piy0 (which I founded) to organize all of this.

It pays for itself quickly because the closing percentages increase drastically and my sales reps become serious assets.

Online banking:

I use https://t.co/SVXz9Tyxh1 to run my online banking for almost all of my companies. Many folks prefer Mercury and if you do local business you might want to just use a local bank.

I can move money easily, make payments, create credit cards for my employees, etc.

AI notetaker:

I use Avoma in all of my zoom meetings so I can get transcripts and keep notes of all the meetings that happen in my companies.

All of my teams are remote with no offices. This is critical.

A second monitor for everyone:

Sounds silly but no employees at your company should work for even a minute without a second monitor. If they don't have one, get them one.

What am I missing?

What are you using to help your company be more efficient or drive sales?

Disclaimer (I am an investor or partner in several of the companies mentioned in this post).

[Financial Times @FT]

Hamas has released 24 hostages who had been held in the Gaza Strip. Qatar, which mediated the truce agreement between Israel and Hamas, added that 39 Palestinian prisoners had been released as part of a hostage swap https://t.co/nyVCH2CVnO

[Osiris de León @Osirisdleon]

Si usted y yo somos vecinos, y tenemos una pared divisoria de su propiedad y la mía, el acuerdo entre usted y yo aplica para que ninguno de los 2 hagamos modificaciones en la pared divisoria, no para lo que hagamos en nuestras salas, cocinas, terrazas, pozos de agua y cisternas.

[Golden State Warriors @warriors]

3-0.
On to the next round. 🇩🇴

@Effort_les || #FIBAWC